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In Chennai, 12% of the owners of licensed favored dogs and cats person not renewed their favored licences aft getting a booster dose of anti-rabies vaccination for the animals 1 twelvemonth later.
Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran advised residents to get the booster dose for the pets and renew their licences earlier June 15 to trim the hazard of vulnerability to rabies. Of the 78,392 favored licences issued by the GCC, 9,656 person expired owing to the hold successful reporting the vaccination booster dose to the civic body.
All specified residents have been requested to get booster doses of rabies vaccination for their dogs and cats and renew favored licences earlier June 15. The GCC volition commencement collecting a good of ₹5,000 from favored owners who neglect to renew the licences earlier the deadline.
The GCC volition besides cod a good of ₹500 for unleashed dogs. It has collected ₹3.81 lakh for unleashed pets, portion fines to the tune of ₹4.05 lakh person been collected for unlicensed pets. “Rabies vaccination is mandatory for the renewal of favored licences of cats and dogs. Microchipping is besides mandatory for dogs portion it is optional for cats,” said a GCC official.
The GCC volition supply anti-rabies vaccination escaped of outgo astatine the 11 favored clinics crossed the city. Pet owners tin besides get anti-rabies vaccination booster doses astatine backstage veterinary clinics earlier renewing the favored licences. In summation to the renewal of favored licences that person expired, the GCC has besides advised favored owners to get a licence for pets that person not yet been licensed.
